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“You have a lot of time to think in here” : incarcerated males and their expectations for the future
(Wheaton College ; Norton, Mass., 2009)Today in the United States, approximately 3.1% of the adult population is incarcerated, in federal and local jails, on parole or probation. With more than 650,000 individuals leaving prison each year, the transition from ... -
Fitting identity into place: the integration of chronic illness into self-concept and space
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2013-06-07)The author interviewed sixteen young adults with chronic bowel and bladder conditions. From these interviews, she determined that illness and non-ill identities are often in conflict throughout much of childhood and ... -
Finding success : the role of social support in the lives of American teen mothers.
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2015)This study was designed to determine the influences of various types of social support on the life trajectories of teen mothers. In this study, I conducted semi-structured interviews with ten teen mothers regarding their ... -
Negotiating adulthood : establishing an adult identity through offline and online social networks.
(Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.), 2015)Many young adults are moving back home, putting off marriage and having fewer children than previous generations as an act of negotiating adulthood in a harsh socioeconomic climate. Social networking sites have increased ... -
Super hooah : an exploratory study of the role conflict between being a mother and a soldier.
(Wheaton College (MA)., 2018)There are 8,793 female active duty service members in the Army who are single parents. There is little research that focuses on the experiences of the enlisted active duty single mother as opposed to studies on the impact ... -
Cultural capital among zero waste consumers.
(Wheaton College (MA)., 2018)Ethical consumption has emerged as a prominent alternative consumption strategy designed to address the negative impacts of mass consumerism. The zero waste movement has been observed to be a distinct segment of this trend. ... -
“Down” time : experiences of agency and structure in a women’s prison.
(Wheaton College (MA)., 2018)The voices of incarcerated women remain largely unheard and underrepresented in sociological discourse. Though the rise of modern feminism did spark an influx of research regarding incarcerated women, the result of these ... -
Space is biased: navigating eviction in Bronx Housing Court
(Wheaton College. (Norton, Mass.), 2020-05-10)The affordable housing crisis has had an immense toll on New York City renters. Many New Yorkers struggle to afford rent each month, and those that cannot are sued for eviction. More than 2,000 people enter Bronx Housing ... -
Residential segregation and educational equity in the suburbs of Detroit
(Wheaton College. (Norton, Mass.), 2020-05-10)Segregation and educational equity are still large issues in America, specifically in the suburbs of Detroit. Choices and structures combine to create residential segregation which in turn creates educational segregation ... -
"Sing gently as one": the effect of technology on experiences of belonging in virtual communities.
(Wheaton College. (Norton, Mass.), 2021-05-16)The social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the need for virtual communities. Deemed “superspreaders”, choral singers have turned to virtual music making and have created subsequent virtual choir ... -
Doing, Redoing, and Undoing Masculinity in Environmentalism
(2021-05-16)Conventional and traditional visions of masculinity idealise and glorify, violence, aggression, and destruction while undermining more caring traits such as altruism, empathy, and compassion. These gender scripts inform ... -
More than just friends : understanding the role of casual sex in lgbtq+ identity formation.
(Wheaton College. (Norton, Mass.), 2021-05-16)The objective of this study is to illuminate how college students who self-identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community partake in casual sex or hookups as a tool for identity formation during their coming-out process. This ...
